Optional Crafting Reagents

A handful of crafting changes include adjusting the materials required for various recipes, but more interesting are a few new Optional Reagents. As a reminder, optional reagents are a system in which crafted items can be augmented to come with guaranteed bonuses of various types - longer lasting flasks, guaranteed stats on gear, and the like. In today's build we've also uncovered:

Legendary Crafting Bases

Several new crafted legendary items, which serve as bases for the legendary items created in Torghast. Below is just a sample, but the full list includes all 9 armor pieces for Tailoring, Leatherworking, and Blacksmithing, as well as Jewelcrafting Rings and Necklaces, which is in line with Blizzard's implication that players would be able to craft legendary items for every armor slot. The current tooltips state that the secondary stats are random, although Blizzard previously stated that we may be able to choose specific stats, which may be done through optional crafting reagents.

NPCs

The now crownless Lich King Bolvar Fordragon now has a new title, <Highlord of the Ebon Blade>. The title was previously held by Darion Mograine, so it's unclear what, if any, role he will play in the expansion.

Check out the full list of items, spells, npcs, and strings added in Build 34490, as well as the rest of our datamining coverage below!

Comments

Comment by Jazakfon

The chain I think is likely not a pet, but a Shadowlands Maw-style chain leash, like the void leash from 8.3.

Comment by AlakeiThancan

on 2020-05-21T19:40:14-05:00

The chain I think is likely not a pet, but a Shadowlands Maw-style chain leash, like the void leash from 8.3.

They didn't say it was a new pet, they said it was a new pet item :p

Comment by Archimtiros

on 2020-05-21T19:41:12-05:00

The chain I think is likely not a pet, but a Shadowlands Maw-style chain leash, like the void leash from 8.3.

They didn't say it was a new pet, they said it was a new pet item :p

The first draft said pet, which was changed to pet or pet item, because it could be anything. It's just speculation, have fun with it!

Comment by Controlado

on 2020-05-21T19:59:57-05:00

''The title was previously held by Darion Mograine, so it's unclear what, if any, role he will play in the expansion.''

I tought he was gonna be a Magni 2.0, isn't that correct?

Comment by Adoxe

on 2020-05-21T20:08:12-05:00

''The title was previously held by Darion Mograine, so it's unclear what, if any, role he will play in the expansion.''

I tought he was gonna be a Magni 2.0, isn't that correct?

Bolvar is Magni 2.0. They're saying it's unclear what role Darion will play since he's no longer the Highlord. But that shouldn't matter anyway since Darion is a lot more than a Highlord as of Legion anyway, he's one of the new Four Horsemen so he should still be playing a large role regardless.

Comment by Extrabuff

on 2020-05-21T22:17:52-05:00

I'm really liking the more cl;assic like effects, despite the fact that I'm a Legion Player. I think it's cool to have that sort of interaction. Like the finger + the new shadow damage oil could be an awesome combination.

Comment by hrlqn

on 2020-05-22T03:04:26-05:00

So the Highlord of the Ebon Blade trumps the Deathlord. Not that it wasn't clear since Legion anyway. I mean, even the sketchy lich in Acherus installing surveillance orbs was working for the Man the whole time. Becoming Deathlord was a Mexican promotion from the get go.

Comment by Stygia

on 2020-05-22T03:36:47-05:00

I'm really liking the more cl;assic like effects, despite the fact that I'm a Legion Player. I think it's cool to have that sort of interaction. Like the finger + the new shadow damage oil could be an awesome combination.

Its just a green item. But we have enchants that interact with the oils

Comment by Vanderz

on 2020-05-22T05:37:06-05:00

Aww hope Bolvar becomes Lich King again at some point.

Comment by dembro

on 2020-05-22T08:21:53-05:00

So the Highlord of the Ebon Blade trumps the Deathlord. Not that it wasn't clear since Legion anyway. I mean, even the sketchy lich in Acherus installing surveillance orbs was working for the Man the whole time. Becoming Deathlord was a Mexican promotion from the get go.

Yep. Deathlord is a middle management position that gets to oversee some expendable chumps and run the smallest stores in the franchise. The Highlord oversees all of the stores and directly works with the four top performing employees, while the Lich King runs the company and competes with Bwonsamdi, Eyir, and others to create a monopoly.

On that note, I wonder if the Ebon Blade has captured and is now manning other necropoli, like Naxxramus. I would imagine they run more than just Acherus, but I don't know for sure.

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